Post-Christmas spend

Creamy Goodness

right, after acuiring some money over the christmas period i've decided to splash out on a few new things that i've had my eyes on for a while. i've already researched the items thoroughly and just came here to get a final everything is okay go ahead type answer.

1. IIyama Vision Master Pro 454 19" CRT DiamondTron Monitor ([size=-1][size=-2]£242.05[/size][/size])
2. Pioneer 108 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter Black ([size=-1][size=-2]£52.82[/size][/size])
3. Sennheiser PC155 USB Pro-Gaming Headset ([size=-1][size=-2]£77.49[/size][/size])

item one is to replace a 6 year old dell 17inch monitor and it's to help me achieve low resolutions in Counter-Strike with high Hertz.

item two is only £50 sterling and i believe they're a steal at this price

item three is for again counter-strike as my plantronics audio 90's were stepped on by my nephew.

all prices were quoted from www.overclockers.co.uk

Creamy Goodness

anyone?

Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe

1. IIyama Vision Master Pro 454 19" CRT DiamondTron Monitor (£242.05)
compared to
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=304540&cks=PLS
is there much of a difference between these?

2. Pioneer 108 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter Black (£52.82) = 74.9819 EUR
Please note, drive is OEM and comes with no software
Speeds

- 4X DVD+R DL Double Layer burning
- 16X max. DVD+R/-R burning
- 4X max. DVD+RW/-RW burning
- 32X max. CD-R & 24X max. CD-RW burning & DRT-DM
- Pioneer´s Liquid Crystal Tilt

compared to
NEC DVD-recorder ND-3500A IDE Silver Bulk,DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer)
Read Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Write Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 4x (DVD+R DL)
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD-RW) / 4x (DVD+RW
€62.00 inc vat.

not sure which is better of these 2, apart from the price...

Creamy Goodness

sorry forgot to mention i've a strong phobia against ordering off komplett since my last time. paid for the dhl service and it didn't arrive until a week after it was shipped, also the gls service is bad from komplett.

there is a big difference between the monitors

vision master pro 454

vision master 1451

the refresh rates at the lower res' are most important for me since i like my cs low resolution with high refresh rates

ViperVenoM

imo the NEC is better (the dvd writer ere)...but maybe thats because ive got 1.. :rolleyes: but i know i was comparing the 2 and got the nec because it did something faster or something the pioneer didnt..cant remember now

voxpop

wouldnt buy the Sennheiser's - do you really need to spend that much just for CS - if you want good headphones, go for some headphones designed for listening to music instead - eg Sennheiser HD 580,maybe Grado SR80, or something like that and a cheap headset fo the computer. Otherwise get a 5.1 system for you pc

Creamy Goodness

Angry_Penguin wrote:

Otherwise get a 5.1 system for you pc

already got one


ohh and there's a very good reason why i didn't pick the NEC drive.

they own packard bell and i've had rough dealings with them about 5 years ago and i vowed at that stage never to give them a single cent since then